golden girl

English

Noun

golden girl (plural golden girls)

1. A young woman who has become unusually successful at an early age.
2. A favored youth, held in high esteem by others, and for whom there are high hopes.
3. A young woman who is beautiful in a wholesome and healthy way.

   In her day, Betty Grable was the golden girl of America.

Synonyms

• Thesaurus:child prodigy

Hypernyms

• golden child

Related terms

• golden boy